Elmer has lived his life confined. He grew up held captive by the loss of his parents, the mystery of his origins, and living a life of rebellion without purpose. He grew up behind the walls of Lewiston; an influential, but small, city in Arcaiven. He hoped for escape, and adventure. He has discovered he is a broken toymaker, capable of magic he did not know existed. He has the power to give life, to feel the emotions of others, and to heal with the power of his creations. A new world opens wide for Elmer, and what he finds on the other side is a cage of a different sort. The adventure he hoped for has arrived, but it is nothing like he imagined it would be. Mechanical monsters, sent by a mysterious king, have come to kill him. He reels from the loss of the only father he has known. Phineus has disappeared, sending Elmer to seek a place he cannot find. Elmer's long-awaited adventure has come, and Elmer finds all of his preparations have prepared him for nothing. He thought he knew what the wide world would hold. He thought nothing could hunt him like the mechanical cougars that attacked Lewiston. He was mistaken. With friends old, and new, Elmer does the only thing he can. He takes a step out of his door, and then another. The world outside awaits and Elmer meets the unknown. He steps into a broader world of magic, adventure, mystery, danger, and growing love. In this second book in the Broken Toymaker series, Elmer's world and experiences expand as he sets out to find the Toymaker's Guild, hoping to reach his destination alive, and without losing any more loved ones.
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